Designed By:
Designed By will introduce you to the awesome creatives, events, and organizations right under your nose. We'll talk to people who are actively working to make our community a better place through the power of design, and how they got to where they are. Whether it's for the environment, for our neighborhoods, for our schools, for our designers, and more, we'll learn more about the people and things that make Saint Louis unique.
Episodes
57 episodes
2.02.2 // Story Nerds
When you start a convo with Avatar the Last Airbender, you know it's gonna be a good one. We're all nerds for not only amazing stories but what makes them stand out and resonate with audiences. In Part 2 of our intervi...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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50:11
2.03 // STyLe Talk
Jeff and Randy Vines have traveled all over the country, searching for the magic they feel in St. Louis. Spoiler alert: there's no place like home 😎Founders of STL Stylehouse, these two brothers have been incredible advocates for the co...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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1:07:47
2.02.1 // Great Ghosts
New season, new music, new convos. We're here with one of our very own—Dustin Schaefer. He not only makes shoegaze music at night after his day job but has also helped us with equipment, tech support, moral support...you name it. ...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:09:47
2.01 // The Art Of Placemaking
Welcome to Season 2! We're joined by Rosanna Vitiello, Bureau Chief of The Place Bureau, to discuss placemaking and the elements that might inform it, such as SXSW, STL vs. London, Hostage negotiations, etc. You know, the nor...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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1:29:44
SPECIAL EP 001.2 // FREE THE CITY
Mildly influenced by the ULI ASP report discussed in the previous episode, co-host Jayvn created Loutopia's very first workshop that the pod was also part of: The Free City Collab. In this episode, we talk about our fun and mildly-hectic experi...
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SPECIAL EP 001 // Know The City
Season 1 of DesignedBy: may be done, but the work sure aint!Recently, a report was released by a panel of international real estate, placemaking, and urban planning experts that recommends how St. Louis can improve the heart of our down...
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1.11 // To Plan Your City
Ever wonder how you can get your neighborhood trash can painted?Have you ever thought about who's planning out your neighborhood or city?This time around, we're talking about these things and more with Catherine Hamacher of PGAV...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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45:59
1.10 // FREE THE GAME
-- Part 2 of Episode 9--The US is great at a lot of sports but somehow we just don't seem to consistently do well in Soccer (football). Why is that?This is a question we explore with our friends Travis Winn & Daniel Flynn, c...
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1.09 // The Art of Street Soccer
The US is great at a lot of sports but somehow we just don't seem to consistently do well in Soccer (football). Why is that?This is a question we explore with our friends Travis Winn & Daniel Flynn, creators of an initiative called ...
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1.08 // Doing It Yourself
Whether it's the gatekeepers, lack of support, or otherwise, STL can be tough nut to crack if you wanna bring something new to life. So Brock Seals said f**** it, let's just do it ourselves. As a multi-faceted artist, Brock blurs ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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34:23
1.07 // A.I + Creatives @ Sasha's
Hot take: AI can be your best friend and your best tool. From having it fully integrated into your daily routine to only using it for specific tasks/occasions, we can't deny that AI is here to stay. The question is, how use it with...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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40:04
1.06 // The Work-Life-Passion Balance @ Sasha's
Sam Smugala is a powerhouse leader in St. Louis who's always busy and always kicking ass. Sometimes she balances her work, her life, and her side hustles/passions perfectly and sometimes she's still trying to figure it out like the rest of us. ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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35:45
1.05 // Everything, Everywhere, All at Sasha's
If you're an OG fan, you'll remember one of our first interviews was with Samantha Smugala, talking about Creative Mornings. Since that release, we've stayed friends with Sam and have worked with her professionally so many times -- from Loutopi...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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37:54
1.04 // SXSTLDW
It only took Jayvn going to SXSW to realize that St. Louis isn't just an arts town to us locals -- lots of other folks agree! From SXSW in Austin, TX to St. Louis Design Week, we're here to remind y'all what we're capable of 😎
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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28:34
1.03 // The Spirit of STL
In this new episode, Jayvn and Anna have "the talk"…about STL 👀
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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20:08
1.02 // So You Think You're An Introverted Leader In STL
Being an introvert and a leader are not mutually exclusive. Anna shares her honest experience of being a quiet kid and eventually leading AIGA and Design Week and what happened in between. Plot twist: once an introvert, always an ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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33:01
1.01 // Loutopia Over Anxiety
Loutopia has become a movement in St. Louis, but it didn't just happen overnight -- let's get all the details from the fun and exciting to the scary and overwhelming from Jayvn, founder of Loutopia and one of our co-hosts.
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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24:00
We're Back...ish
We're back again as a slightly revised version of STL by Design, where we focus more on the process and the journey to how we get to where we are as creatives and community builders. Tune in for new episodes launching soon!
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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7:06
Kairos Academies: Part Two
In this episode, we talked to Gavin Schiffres and Jack Krewson of Kairos Academies about education, education reform, and the importance of how we learn. Kairos Academies is a free, public charter school serving 6th-12th in St. Lou...
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Season 4
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Episode 37
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26:52
Kairos Academies: Part One
In this episode, we talked to Gavin Schiffres and Jack Krewson of Kairos Academies about education, education reform, and the importance of how we learn. Kairos Academies is a free, public charter school serving 6th-12th in St. Lou...
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Season 4
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Episode 37
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21:27
4theVille: Part Three
*Note: We had some technical difficulties when recording this episode. We did our best, but apologize for any audio issues you might encounter*In this episode, we talked with Aaron Williams and Julia Allen, two co-founders of 4theVille....
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Season 4
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Episode 36
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12:35
4theVille: Part Two
*Note: We had some technical difficulties when recording this episode. We did our best, but apologize for any audio issues you might encounter*In this episode, we talked with Aaron Williams and Julia Allen, two co-founders of 4theVille....
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Season 4
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Episode 36
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29:45
4theVille: Part One
*Note: We had some technical difficulties when recording this episode. We did our best, but apologize for any audio issues you might encounter*In this episode, we talked with Aaron Williams and Julia Allen, two co-founders of 4theVille....
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Season 4
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Episode 36
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21:00
Faces Not Forgotten: Part Two
This week, Dee and Jayvn talked to Christine Ilewski, founder and executive director at Faces Not Forgotten. Don't forget to listen to part one! Faces Not Forgotten was formed in 2010 to serve the dual missi...
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Season 4
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Episode 35
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24:55
Faces Not Forgotten: Part One
This week, Dee and Jayvn talked to Christine Ilewski, founder and executive director at Faces Not Forgotten. Tune into part two tomorrow! Faces Not Forgotten was formed in 2010 to serve the dual mission of giving...
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Season 4
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Episode 35
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33:49
New Year, New Co-Host: Dee Drenning
After a little bit of a hiatus, we're back! This week we talked with Dee Drenning, who's not only an awesome human being, but also our new co-host. In this episode, we get to know Dee, do a refresher on what this podca...
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Episode 34
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58:45
Michael Pagano with Continuity
This week, we spoke with the new executive director of Continuity, a local nonprofit that addresses the disparities and lack of equity in the film and media production industry. We talk about why Continuity is such an important pro...
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Episode 33
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39:45
Painted Black STL
In this episode, we talked with the duo that created the few-week-old initiative called Painted Black STL , Jayvn Solomon & Tyson Baker. That's right-- One of the STL by Design co-hosts is both the interviewer and interviewee this time!...
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Episode 31
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46:13
Quinton Ward of St. Louis Metro Market
In this episode, we talk with the new Executive Director of the St. Louis Metro Market, Quinton Ward. The St. Louis MetroMarket is a non-profit mobile farmers’ market that is restoring access to healthy, affordable food to St. Loui...
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Season 4
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Episode 30
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